BP Works on Own Estimate for Amount of Spilled Oil

New Orleans, LA (AP) - Oil giant BP is working behind the scenes toformulate its own estimate for how much crude spewed from its wellin the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares for a potential legal fightwith the U.S. government over fines. The company has carefully avoided accepting the government'sestimate that 206 million gallons of oil was released by the wellafter the April 20 explosion aboard an offshore drilling rig. BP also has been preoccupied by the effort to kill the well. Aspokesman tells The Associated Press now the company is reviewingdata and will develop its own estimate. No timetable has been given for reaching a conclusion.

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